The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature @TolkienLecture
Annual lecture on fantasy literature in honour of J.R.R. Tolkien | Pembroke College, Oxford | Est. 2013 | For more info, visit our website 🧙♂️🧝♀️✨ tolkienlecture.org Oxford, England Joined January 2018-
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Audio recordings from the Tolkien Lecture archive are now available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3RA1OGfF3…. Whether rediscovering an old favourite lecture or listening for the first time, we hope you enjoy hearing our speakers’ fantastic insights via a new medium! #tolkienlecture
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The full recording of the 2025 Tolkien Lecture, 'The Uses of Fantasy' by @zenaldehyde, is now available on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel! youtu.be/_ZhcGNoD5xA
Snapshots from the 2025 Tolkien Lecture! It was a pleasure to welcome @zenaldehyde as our speaker—we hope everyone who joined us enjoyed a fantastic evening ✨ #tolkienlecture #zencho
Just one week until acclaimed fantasy author @zenaldehyde delivers this year’s Tolkien Lecture! For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. We can’t wait to see you all there! #tolkienlecture #zencho @PembrokeOxford
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